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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Central Bank Of Nigeria <ham.gambo56@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 10:39:04 +0100
Subject: RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM.

Dear Sir,


RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM.



After waiting to hear from you or your Nigeria partners for a long
time now, I decided to make this direct approach to you in other not
to let it be as if I have anything in mind against you.

I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of
long overdue contract payment fund is approved, all of a sudden, the
payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up. If
you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an
opportunity for me to tell you.

Some time ago in 2019, I guess some of your Nigerian friends, I mean
the people that introduced you to the transaction approached me
through my dear Wife who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance
and requested me to assist them conclude a money transfer deal they
had with their foreign partner, they requested me to assist them by
removing your name as original contractors from Central Bank of
Nigerian The Apex Bank vetting computer and replacing them with
another of their foreign partner Mr.Lars Ericson from Sweden in order
to make his name appear as the rightful beneficiary of Said fund as
the director of international remittance department of the Apex bank I
agreed on condition that they will pay me $200,000 as soon as the
above mentioned name appears as the beneficiary in all the required
vital documents needed to support their claim which I attached below.

As agreed I demanded to be paid but in return they started telling me
stories. They even told me that Mr.Lars Ericson promised to send money
to me. Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent
from them and have not set my eyes on any of them again instead they
went to facilities for the final transfer at my back when I find out
they started threatening to kill me and my family which I have
reported to police.

Based on their attitude, I decided to put a stop order on the fund
release movement because I cannot be denied of my right in my own
office considering the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I
know the source of the funds since I am %100 sure that Mr.Lars Ericson
whom they presented did not execute any contract with Nigerian
National petroleum corporation (NNPC) although I am the only person
privileged to know this information and it is a fact.

Why I am making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still
making efforts spending money in order to conclude a financial deal
you have with some unscrupulous government officials in Nigeria. Now I
am ready to forget the past if you are ready to work with me, I do not
need the $200,000 any longer from you or anybody but a share of 30% of
the total sum. I need your assurance that those your dubious
colleagues will be totally keep out of this transaction, I know that
none of them is aware of this transaction after trying their best to
conclude it without my consent.

Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where the total sum originated from
through over invoice inflated contract awarded previously by former
military president of Nigeria or Central Bank of Nigeria will be aware
of my involvement in this regard. Now re-assure me that you will be
willing to offer me the 30% of the fund that you will assist my wife
and personal assistant to establish a foreign account in your country
where my share will be lodged.

If you are ready to conclude this deal with me, you can contact me
immediately on my private email above with your full details contact,
so that we can have chat over this issue once and for all so that we
can move forward. But if the reverse is the case, do not bother
yourself to Reach me.

Regards,
Dr. Hamza Gambo
+234-7093361619
KTT DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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